Answer in brief How is the shape of a nerve cell related to its function ?
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Each cell type has evolved a shape that is best related to its function. For example, the neuron in Figure below has long, thin extensions (axons and dendrites) that reach out to other nerve cells. The extensions help the neuron pass chemical and electrical messages quickly through the body.
Answer and explanation:
Each cell type has evolved a shape that is best related to its function.
Nerve cells are usually shaped like trees or like elongated wires. From the round, pyramidal or spindle-shaped cell body the dendrites (greek: dendrites = tree-like) branch out like the top of a tree and the single axon travels out like the trunk.
Their shape helps send messages from one end of the body to another and also store information.
The picture below is of the nerve cell:
